Yes, advances in Bluetooth codec technology mean it’s now possible to wirelessly shift much more digital audio information than it was previously. But even the most efficient Bluetooth codec is lossy, which means you’re never getting the complete sonic picture.
Hed Unity thinks it’s solved this problem - by bypassing Bluetooth altogether and using Wi-Fi to losslessly stream high-resolution audio information from music streaming services or local storage. Hed Unity is not the first brand to have hit on this idea. But if the Unity headphones can pull it off, without having a ruinous effect on battery life, then this will indeed be “the world’s first wireless high-definition lossless audio headset” as the Hed Unity website claims.
